H.M.S. Newcastle (1909)
| H.M.S. Newcastle (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | N/A[1] |
| Builder: | Armstrong, Whitworth & Company[2] |
| Laid down: | 14 Apr, 1909[3] |
| Launched: | 25 Nov, 1909[4] |
| Commissioned: | Sep, 1910[5] |
| Sold: | 9 May, 1921[6] |
| Fate: | to Ward, Lelant[7] |
H.M.S. Newcastle was one of five Bristol class cruisers completed for the Royal Navy in 1910.
Construction & Service
A former vessel named Newcastle had been Jellicoe's first seagoing ship, and he specifically requested that his wife launch the new cruiser.[8]
Newcastle was launched at Elswick on 25 November, 1909, by Lady Jellicoe, wife of the Controller of the Navy, Rear-Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe.[9]
Newcastle recommissioned at Colombo on 5 December 1912.[10]
She travelled the world broadly during the war. On the night of 27-8 January, 1916 near Port San Nicolas, she captured the German ship Mazatlan which was then in the guise of the American ship Edna.[11] By mid-1917, however, she had gone to the Mediterranean and operated extensively out of Brindisi under the command of Richard Greville Arthur Wellington Stapleton-Cotton, who'd been appointed to command her in September, 1916.
She paid off 28 February, 1920.[12]
In 1938, her bell was among a number of ships' bells the Royal Navy offered for sale to officers and others interested. It commanded a price of between £3-£10 plus packing and shipping. Interested parties were to apply to win one at its stated price, stating any special attachment or claim they had to the item(s) applied for.[13]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Captain George P. E. Hunt, 9 August, 1910[14][15] – 4 December, 1912[16]
- Captain Frederick A. Powlett, 28 October, 1912[17] – c. 25 June, 1916[18]
- Captain Richard G. A. W. Stapleton-Cotton, 3 September, 1916[19][20] – 1 January, 1918[21] (and as S.N.O., Brindisi)
- Commodore, Second Class Aubrey C. H. Smith, 1 January, 1918[22] – 23 July, 1919[23] (and as Commodore East Coast of South America)
- Commander Arthur G. H. Bond, 30 July, 1919[24] – 2 March, 1920[25]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 51.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 45.
- ↑ Jellicoe to McKenna. Letter of 14 October, 1909. McKenna Papers. Churchill Archives Centre. MCKN 3/22/5.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence." The Times. 26 November, 1909. p. E.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1914). p. 349.
- ↑ Ship's Log.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 816.
- ↑ "Ships' Bells for Sale." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 17, 1938; pg. 19; Issue 48180.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 349.
- ↑ Hunt Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50. f. ?.
- ↑ Powlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 358.
- ↑ Day of month is not certain. Powlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 358.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395x.
- ↑ Stapleton-Cotton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/411. f. 411.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/261. f. 261.
- ↑ Smith Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/261. f. 261.
- ↑ Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
- ↑ Bond Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/51. f. 51.
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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